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Author: Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
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Chapter 9, Problem 8CACQ
(A)
To determine
When the firm 2 marginal cost increased to $210 But firm 1 marginal cost remain constant at $200 , change in each firm's equilibrium output and profit in Cournot oligopoly is to be explained.
(B)
To determine
When the firm 2 marginal cost increased to $210 and firm 1 marginal cost remain constant at $200 ,change in firm's equilibrium output and profit in Sweezy oligopoly is to be explained.
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Consider a homogeneous-product duopoly where each firm initially produces at a constant marginal cost of $200 and there are no fixed costs. Determine what would happen to each firm’s equilibrium output and profits if firm 2’s marginal cost increased to $210 but firm 1’s marginal cost remained constant at $200 in each of the following settings: a. Cournot duopoly. b. Sweezy oligopoly.
Reference the following information about the market demand function for questions 1 to 15. These questions are on different types of market structures – monopoly, perfect competition, Cournot oligopoly market, and the Stackelberg oligopoly market.
The market demand function is given the following equation: P = 2000 – Q where Q is the industry’s output level.
Suppose initially this market is served by a single firm. Let the total cost function of this firm be given the function C(Q) = 200Q. The firm’s marginal cost of production (MC) is equal to the firm’s average cost (AC):
MC = AC = 200.
What is the difference in the industry output levels produced by the perfectly competitive industry (Qc) and the monopoly (Qm) industry?
Group of answer choices
Qc - Qm = 900 units
Qc - Qm = 1800 units
Qc - Qm = - 900 units
Qc - Qm = 600 units
The following integrated series of questions relates to several sections in the text.
Scenario 2:
Suppose a stream is discovered whose water has remarkable healing powers. You decide to bottle the liquid and sell it. The market demand curve is linear and
is given as follows:
P = 30 -Q
The marginal cost to produce this new drink is $3.
Refer to Scenario 2. What will be the price of this new drink in the long run if the industry is a Cournot duopoly?
A. $3
В. $9
C. $13.50
D. $12
E. None of the above
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